Mom of U.S. veteran held in Ukraine speaks to son by phone
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a U.S. military veteran who went missing after he traveled to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia has…
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US newspapers continuing to die at rate of 2 each week
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a growing recognition of the newspaper industry’s problems among politicians and…
Continue ReadingUFC star charged in shooting sues man over alleged molesting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old…
Continue ReadingNTSB: Amtrak train was below speed limit before fatal crash
MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says an Amtrak passenger train was going about 87 mph when it collided with a dump…
Continue ReadingGerman court: SUV driver must pay more for running red light
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that a driver should pay more than the usual fine for running a red light because he was driving a sports…
Continue ReadingResearchers caution beachgoers ahead of white shark season
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Great white shark researchers on Cape Cod are reminding visitors that warmer weather signals not…
Continue ReadingFootball hero’s killer can’t be re-tried for murder
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has ruled that the man who killed a former NFL player in a New…
Continue ReadingShop that sold gun in Oxford school shooting named in suit
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager wounded during a mass shooting at Oxford High School in…
Continue Reading1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest
By JAY REEVES and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about…
Continue ReadingOfficials sue to halt sales of ghost guns to New Yorkers
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City and state officials have announced lawsuits against 10 sellers of gun parts that…
Continue Reading1st Native American treasurer to push economic development
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mohegan Chief Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba, the nation’s first Native American U.S.…
Continue ReadingNATO pivots to highlight Chinese ‘challenges’ for 1st time
By JOSEPH WILSON, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIE CORBET MADRID (AP) — NATO has for the first time singled out China as one of its strategic priorities for…
Continue ReadingUN envoy warns Congo’s M23 rebels are acting like an army
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Congo is warning that the M23 rebel group has increasingly…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Years later, Flint water court fight drags on
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan authorities have long promised to hold key officials criminally responsible for lead in…
Continue ReadingMexican journalist is shot to death; 12th so far this year
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A journalist was shot to death in northeastern Mexico as he was leaving his house with his 23-year-old daughter, who…
Continue ReadingCalifornia lawmakers OK budget; most taxpayers to get refund
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a nearly $308 billion spending plan. Lawmakers on…
Continue ReadingAlex Murdaugh charged in money laundering and drug scheme
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Once prominent and soon-to-be disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been…
Continue ReadingFlorida jury sworn in to determine school shooter’s penalty
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A jury of seven men and five women have been sworn in for the penalty trial of…
Continue ReadingGermany gets 1st Black member of state government
BERLIN (AP) — The daughter of two Malian refugees has become the first Black member of a state government in Germany. Aminata Touré was named…
Continue ReadingBiden administration holding its first onshore oil sales
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and natural gas sales from…
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